socastcmsRssStartJTPsocastcmsRssEnd<\/p>\n
![](\"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ces-pajamas-abc-ps-20106_hpEmbed_17x11_992-1-1.jpg\")
Alex Stone\/ABC News(LAS VEGAS) \u2014 Intelligent toilets, virtual comfort animals and lots of robots will be unveiled in Las Vegas this week for the Consumer Electronics Show, the annual tech industry extravaganza that brings over 4,000 companies together for a week of sharing their latest innovations with the world. <\/p>\n
All eyes on 5G One of the touted capabilities of 5G is that you can download the entire Game of Thrones<\/em> series in just minutes.<\/p>\n \u201c5G is the fifth wireless generation but it will be the first that will be led by the enterprise; it will touch every economic sector,\u201d Steve Koenig, the vice president of research at Consumer Technology Association, which runs CES, told ABC News. \u201c5G will be a major narrative at the show.\u201d<\/p>\n Koenig emphasized 5G is much more than just about cellphones. Many companies and industries are figuring out how to use the technology in everything from smart home devices to cars to much more. <\/p>\n \u201cFor example, Ford Motor Company announced at CES 2019, that by 2022 Ford cars will support 5G,\u201d Koenig said. <\/p>\n How companies will implement 5G in nearly every device is something everyone has their eyes on. The \u201cInternet of Things\u201d \u2014 connecting everyday devices online \u2014 has been a key theme for the past few years at CES, but this year it will be all about artificial intelligence\u2019s influence on IoT. <\/p>\n \u201cThinking about the last decade was mostly about connectivity. We describe that with the term IoT. Starting now we are confronted with an entirely new IoT,\u201d Koenig said. \u201cThis decade is about intelligence.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThis new IoT, the intelligence of things, bears testimony to the fact that artificial intelligence is touching every part of our commerce and our culture,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n While AI in various forms is already popping up in people\u2019s daily lives, Koenig added that it will be interesting to see how AI will \u201cstart to shift human behavior in the next decade.\u201d <\/p>\n \u201c5G and AI are key ingredient technologies that will underpin pretty much everything we are doing in the next decade,\u201d Koenig added. \u201cThose are two major themes that will overlay the entire show.\u201d <\/p>\n Digital Health<\/strong><\/p>\n While the focus in the past has been on big, new TVs or drones, this year is all about smart health tech, a major sector in this year\u2019s show that is already generating buzz. \u201cWe\u2019re starting to see innovation in the consumer tech space push beyond wearables. 2020 is when digital health becomes a lifestyle,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n New innovations in the digital health care space will be on exhibit \u2014 from AI-assisted technologies to help diagnose diseases to highly-advanced fitness trackers and wearable health gadgets. <\/p>\n Smart diapers and Amazon Alexa-enabled bicycle helmets are just some of the digital health devices already making waves at the show. Another, is Xenoma\u2019s smart pajamas designed for the elderly which monitor all users\u2019 vital signs as they sleep and send an alert if something is wrong.<\/p>\n Automotive<\/strong><\/p>\n CES has famously become an auto show of sorts in addition to a tech show over the years, and \u201cthis year is no exception,\u201d Koenig told ABC News. <\/p>\n Some of the themes to look out for within the car space at CES are electrification, micromobility and self-driving cars. <\/p>\n \u201cCES 2020 will feature a lot of electric vehicles, a lot of announcements from some pretty big companies in the space,\u201d Koenig said. \u201cCES 2020 will set the tone for the electric decade as it pertains to vehicles.\u201d <\/p>\n Micromobility is another exciting theme this year, as companies focus on smaller vehicles to help with globalization and traffic. <\/p>\n \u201cWe need things like scooters and electric bikes because our cities are becoming more dense,\u201d Koenig said. <\/p>\n Self-driving cars have been a theme in vehicle tech for the past few years at the show, and this year the latest developments in that space will be on display. <\/p>\n All the surprise gadgets we didn\u2019t know we needed<\/strong><\/p>\n One of the fan-favorite parts of CES is all the unexpected gadgets that pop up every year that we didn\u2019t know we needed: whether it\u2019s a robot that can fold your clothes or a virtual comfort animal. <\/p>\n \u201cThere are always, always those unexpected surprises, some new use-case of a technology that we didn\u2019t think about before,\u201d Koenig said, adding that we can expect a lot of those this year.<\/p>\n \u201cA lot of these exhibitors keep those cards very close to the deck, what I can guarantee is that there will be many of them,\u201d Koenig said. \u201cI would sharpen that statement a little bit by saying really look at the startups.\u201d From science fiction to reality<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cThe idea here is that as we move forward in this decade, things that today seem like science fiction to us will become reality, and that\u2019s what\u2019s really exciting about CES 2020,\u201d said Koenig.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ll experience technologies, we\u2019ll hear about expected implementations of technologies,\u201d he added. \u201cCES is the world\u2019s largest and most influential tech event on the planet, as a result, it really transcends the traditional tech industry.\u201d <\/p>\n \u201cAll of these companies are really going to be showcasing the next level of innovation, across pretty much every economic sector,\u201d Koenig added, noting the variety ranges from healthcare companies like Cigna to farming equipment makers like John Deere.<\/p>\n Whether you are a tech nerd or not, CES is worth tuning in to if you are interested in ways to \u201cwork smarter, not harder,\u201d Koenig added. <\/p>\n \u201cConsumer tech touches pretty much every aspect of our daily lives, whether we are at home or at work or on the go,\u201d he added. \u201cA lot of people are interested in ways to work smarter, not harder. They are interested in technology innovation that delivers more comfort and convenience.\u201d <\/p>\n Copyright \u00a9 2020, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" socastcmsRssStartJTPsocastcmsRssEnd<\/p>\n Alex Stone\/ABC News(LAS VEGAS) \u2014 Intelligent toilets, virtual comfort animals and lots of robots will be unveiled in Las Vegas this week for the Consumer Electronics Show, the annual tech industry extravaganza that brings over 4,000 companies together for a week of sharing their latest innovations with the world. <\/p>\n All eyes on 5G<\/p>\n The next generation of mobile technology, 5G, is expected to be a major theme at this year\u2019s show, promising lighting-fast speeds. <\/p>\n One of the touted capabilities of 5G is that you can download the entire Game of Thrones series in just minutes.<\/p>\n \u201c5G is the fifth wireless generation but it will be the first that will be led by the enterprise; it will touch every economic sector,\u201d Steve Koenig, the vice president of research at Consumer Technology Association, which runs CES, told ABC News. \u201c5G will be a major narrative at the show.\u201d<\/p>\n Koenig emphasized 5G is much more than just about cellphones. Many companies and industrie..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27576,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27575","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27575","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27575"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27575\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27575"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27575"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/strong>
The next generation of mobile technology, 5G, is expected to be a major theme at this year\u2019s show, promising lighting-fast speeds. <\/p>\n
\u2018Intelligent\u2019 Internet of Things<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cBecause health is important to everyone \u2026 the innovations thereof will probably touch most of us,\u201d Koenig said. <\/p>\n
Qoobo, a virtual comfort animal, is already gaining attention and love online. The cushion with a tail that wags based on how you pet it could work for someone who can\u2019t be around pets or may not be allowed to have them in their apartment. Unfortunately, even the virtual animal, however, reportedly sheds.<\/p>\n